Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors' surprisingly strong season has made a prominent NBA analyst look foolish.

The Toronto Raptors are coming into their opening round series of the NBA playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers without home-court advantage. The Cavs are the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference and the Raptors are the No. 5 seed. But consider Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic as one who is unmoved by the Cavs’ […] The post Darko Rajakovic shows zero fear over Cavs’ home-court advantage appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Toronto Raptors (46-36, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (52-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT LINE: Cavaliers -8.5; over/under is 219.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Cavaliers host first series matchup BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Cavaliers host the Toronto Raptors to open the Eastern Conference first round. Toronto went 3-0 against Cleveland during the regular season. The Raptors won the last regular season matchup 110-99 on Tuesda...

Scottie Barnes had an excellent all-around season in 2025/26 and should be a lock for a spot on an All-Defensive team, according to Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca, who says the two-time All-Star will have to take his game to another level in the playoffs for the Raptors to have “a real shot” in their first-round […]

The Toronto Raptors return to the NBA Playoffs spotlight for the first time since 2021-2022. Many across the roundball universe believe the No. 4 seeded Cleveland Cavaliers are the far superior team, however. Brandon Ingram isn’t buying into the social media criticism of the fifth-seeded Raptors, though. Ingram put the internet critics on blast Thursday […] The post Raptors’ Brandon Ingram fires savage response to ‘idiots on social media’ appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are entering the 2026 NBA playoffs with only one goal in mind: get over the hump. It is year four of the Donovan Mitchell contending journey in Cleveland, and the furthest they’ve gotten in the playoffs is the second round (in 2024 and 2025). The clock is ticking on the Cavs, especially […] The post Why Cavs will bring back bad Raptors memories with 6-game victory in 2026 NBA Playoffs appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Jared Dubin and Mo Dakhil discuss the spectacular Hornets-Heat and Blazers-Suns Play-In games, run through the rest of their end-of-season awards picks, and talk about the major questions that will define each playoff series. Timestamps (00:00) Intro (01:15) Hornets-Heat (14:54) Blazers-Suns (22:25) End-of-season awards (41:03) Knicks-Hawks (47:37) Cavaliers-Raptors (52:59) Spurs-Blazers (58:59) Nuggets-Timberwolves (1:03:42) Lakers-Rockets Subscribe to RealGM Radio on Apple Podcasts, Spotify...

Now we’ve got the full picture. After locking in the No. 4 seed, the Cavs officially know the entire first-round schedule against the No. 5 Raptors. Game 1 was already set for Saturday. Now the rest is filled in. Here’s how it lines up: Game 1 — Saturday, April 18 at Cleveland, 1:00 p.m. ET […] The post Cav-Raptors entire series schedule released appeared first on Hoops Wire.

The Cavaliers didn’t have to wait long to learn their playoff fate. After Sunday’s regular-season finale, players and coaches gathered in the locker room at Rocket Arena, eyes on the TV as the Celtics and Magic wrapped up the East bracket. A Boston win meant one thing — the Cavs would face the Raptors. That’s exactly how […] The post Cavs know what to expect from Raptors: ‘We just have to play our game’ appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Here's how USA TODAY predicts the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft will play out for the Washington Wizards.

The Cavs will take on the Raptors in the first round.

The final day of the NBA regular season almost went perfectly for the Toronto Raptors. They got a series of results that moved them up to the #5 seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. Unfortunately, Immanuel Quickley didn't finish the season unscathed by injury. Quickley exited the game early due to right hamstring tightness. He'll have an MRI to determine the extent of the injury. The good news is that Toronto will have nearly a week off, as they open the playoff at the Cleveland Cavaliers...

The loss means Brooklyn finishes the season with a 20-62 record, and that the future can finally start.

The NBA wrapped up its 2025/26 regular season on Sunday, locking in the top six teams in each conference and lining up the teams and seeds for this year’s play-in tournament. While most of the top seeds had already been secured ahead of Sunday’s regular season finale, there were still some meaningful outcomes in today’s […]

Brooklyn is mercifully done with tanking, put out of their misery with a 136-101 beating at the hands of Toronto before 18,778 at Scotiabank Arena.

Nae’Qwan Tomlin scored a career-high 26 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers led wire-to-wire, defeating the Washington Wizards 130-117 Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams. Rookie Jaylon Tyson was two assists shy of a triple double with 22 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists as the Cavaliers rested most of their key players because they were locked into the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. Max Strus — who missed the first 67 games due to a broken left foot — played 18 min...

The Raptors have clinched a playoff spot in the East after beating the Nets 136-101. This will be Toronto’s first playoff appearance in four years. Scottie Barnes closed out his season with an 18-point triple-double, while RJ Barrett and Brandon Ingram contributed 26 and 25 points, respectively. “It’s a big relief,” Barnes said about reaching […]